CVE-2016-4688

high

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "FontParser" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted font.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT207487

https://support.apple.com/HT207275

https://support.apple.com/HT207271

https://support.apple.com/HT207270

https://support.apple.com/HT207269

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037469

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94572

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-20

Updated: 2019-03-22

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High